The Netherlands' top baby names for 2024: Noah remains most popular
By Simone Jacobs
The most popular baby names in the Netherlands for 2024 have been revealed. Noah is in the top spot for boys’ names for the sixth year in a row and Emma has made a comeback, taking the crown for girls’ names.
Noah remains most popular boys’ name for sixth year in a row
At the beginning of every year, the Dutch Social Insurance Bank (SVB) - which is responsible for paying out the Dutch child benefit - releases a list of the most popular baby names in the Netherlands from the previous year. Overall, 2024 saw the birth of 165.594 babies, including 84.990 boys and 80.604 girls.
The name Noah topped the list for boys’ names and was also the most popular baby name of 2024, with 922 children taking the title. This is the sixth year in a row that Noah has claimed the number-one spot. Following close behind are Luca and Lucas.
Often battling for the top position, Emma has once again reclaimed the crown from Julia as the most common girl’s name, with 657 babies being given the title. In 2023, Julia beat out Emma for the number one position. Other popular girls’ names for last year were Olivia and Nora, while the most popular gender-neutral names were Charlie, Robin and Sammy.
Most popular boy and girl names in the Netherlands 2024
Overall, these were the most popular baby boy names last year:
- Noah
- Luca
- Lucas
- Liam
- Sem
- Mees
- Noud
- Levi
- James
- Adam
Here are the 10 most common girl names for 2024:
- Emma
- Olivia
- Nora
- Julia
- Sophie
- Mila
- Noor
- Yara
- Sara
- Zoë
For more information, and to see how popular your name was, visit the SVB website.
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Editor for the Netherlands at IamExpat Media. Simone studied Genetics and Zoology at the University of Pretoria in South Africa before moving to the Netherlands, where she has been working as a writer and editor since 2022. One thing she loves more than creating content is consuming it, mainly by reading books by the dozen. Other than being a book dragon, she is also a nature lover and enjoys hiking and animal training. Read more